Blacking-brush.



No. 894,103. IPATENTED JULY 21, 190.15;

W. BARDROFP. BLAOKING BRUSH.

APPLICATIONTILEDAPKG,1907.

Unucuiot -ceptacle or container, a. brush or a ATENT orrrca.

WILLIAM BARDROFF, OF

BALTIMORE, MA ll YLAND.

BLACKING-BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 6,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it'known that 1, WILLIAM BARDRoFF, a citizen of the United States,residirig at Baltimore, in the'county of Baltimore'City and State ofMaryland, have invented new and useful Imlprovements inBlanking-Brushes, of which t e following is a specification.

This invention relates to brushes Tor'applying liquid blacking to boots,and shoes;

and it has for its object to provide an improved device of this clas'scom rising a replying and distributing the li uid, a valve 'orcontrolling the flow of the iquid, and means for actuating the valve ina simple, convenient and efficient manner.

The invention consists in the improved construction and novelarrangement and ,combination of arts which will be hereinafter fullydescri ed and particularly pointed out in the claims. In theaccompanying drawing has been illustrated a sim lo and preferred form ofthe invention; it being, however, understood thatno limitation isnecessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,

ut that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theinvention may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawing, Figure '1 is a side view of a device embodying theinvention, andshowing the lid or ca partly raised. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitu inal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view takenon the plane indicatcd'by line 3-3 in l i 2. Fig. 4 is a transversesectional view talien on the plane indicated by the line 44 iniFig. 2.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

The improved device includes acan or receptacle 1' made of light sheetmetal and having a slightly convex resilient bottom 2 and a screw cap orcover 3. The latter is apertured for the passage of a stem 4 whichextends axially through the can or receptacle and which carries at itsinner end a disk or diaphragm 5 whereby it is guided within the can;said stem is also provided at its lower or inner extremity with anadjustable nut 6 adapted to bear against the inner surface of theresilient bottom 2 with which it is held in contact by the action of aspring 7 coiled upon the stem betweenthe cap 3 and the disk 5. The cap 3is provided with ports or apertures 8 adapted to be closed by a valve 9mounted at the upper or outer extremity of the stem 4,

. Patented July 21, 1908. 1907.. Serial No. 366,856.

and held to its seat by the tension of the spring; said valve beingprovided with a packing disk 10 in order to effect a tight joint.

The cap 3 is provided with a tubular extensionll in which the bristles12 are held and bular member 13,- ilaring or funnel-shaped at its innerend'as shown at 14, and through which liquid may flow from the ports 8when the 'valve 1s unseated- The brush, when not in use, is protected bya lid or cap 15 exteriorly en aging the tubular member 11 and having ah'16 whereby it is adapted for I'Gfit ment with the brush. A washer 17 isprefer- ;ably interposed between the cap 3 and the, upper edge of thecan or containerfor the poseof making a liquid tight joint.

In 0 eration, the nut 6v is to be adjusted upon the stem 4 in such amanner that when the cap 3 is ap lied to the can the said nut will bedispose closely adjacent to, if not in actual contact with, theresilient bottom 2, but in such a manner that the valve 9 will be heldupon its seat under the tension of the spring 7. thus be tightly closedby the cap 3 and the valve 9 jointly; To apply blacking, with which thecontainer is supplied prior to the application of the'cnp, thereceptacle or container is inverted after which the valve is unsealed byexerting pressure cxteriorly upon the resilient bottom, thus permittingliquid to flow lhi ough the ports 8 and the tubular passage l3 l-l tothe brush, which, when sulliciently saturated, is used [or applying andspreading the him-king. When pressure upon the resilient bottom isrelaxed, the

' valve will be resented by the action of the spring 7.

l It is preferred to provide the disk or diailow of liquid may not heobstructed.

This improved devil-r, as will be seen from the foregoing descriptidn,is very simple and convenient for use, and it all'ords a tight andconvenient receptacle and applying device for liquid bhii'king and otherliquids of a similar nature which-it is desired to guard againstcvapm'ntion, and which ordinarily cannot. be readily applied ilhoutdanger of soiling the lingers. By this device, the liq uid may he neatlyand elliciently applied; the contents is protected from evaporation; andthe brush when not in use is protected from dust and injury.

is also rovided with an axiall dis osed tu-- P. .l P

aring or bell-shaped mouth Y y g I The receptacle or container willphragm 5 with openings 1?; in order that the Ill) Having thus fullydescribed the invention, what I claim as new is V 1.- In a device of theclass described, a container havin a resilient bottom, a threaded cap orcover avin ports,.bristles connected with the cap and having a tubularpa ssa e communicating with the'ports, a longitu inally movable valve,carrying stem, a disk mounted upon the valve. stem adjacent its lower orinner extremity and guided intce riorly in the container, a sprin coiledupon the s'tem between the cap and t e disk, a nut adjustable upon thelower or inner extremity of the"valve;stem and contactin with theundersurface of the disk and with the resilient bottom'of the container.

- -A blacking brush comprising .a coiltamer'having a resilient bottom, alongitudinal movable spring actuated stem, a valve carried by the stem,a guide member on the stem for e agement with the container, anadjustable evice on the lower extremity of the stem, said device bearingagainst the under surface of the guide member, a threaded cap havingports, a tubular extension formed integral with the cap, a centralldisposed tubular member provided with a aring ortion and arranged to suply the blac ing from the container to the bristles, said on tioncontacting with the inner surface 0 the tubular extension, Whereb theopening movement of the valve is limited.

In testimony whereofll affix my signature in presence of tWo witnesses.

' WILLIAM BARDROFF.

Witnesses: I BERNARD A. SCHMITZ,

PHILIP ROLLE.

